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Space Mountain: Mission 2 (Disneyland Paris)

Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
Previously known as Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune (1995-2005) Space Mountain Mission: 2 (2005-2017)
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Park section Discoveryland
Coordinates 48°52′26.69″N 2°46′45.30″E / 48.8740806°N 2.7792500°E / 48.8740806; 2.7792500Coordinates: 48°52′26.69″N 2°46′45.30″E / 48.8740806°N 2.7792500°E / 48.8740806; 2.7792500
Status Under construction
Opening date 2017
Replaced Space Mountain Mission: 2
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Name Space Mountain Mission: 2
Status Closed
Opening date June 1, 1995 (as Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune)
April 9, 2005 (as Space Mountain: Mission 2)
Closing date January 2005 (Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune) (January 8, 2017 (Space Mountain: Mission 2)
Replaced by Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Vekoma
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Werner Stengel
Lift/launch system Electric Winch Launch / Booster wheels (second lift)
Height 105 ft (32 m)
Length 3,281 ft (1,000 m)
Speed 44 mph (71 km/h)
Inversions 3
Duration 2:05
Height restriction 52 in (132 cm)
Trains 5 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Previous Theme Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon
Current Theme Space and Steampunk
Music Mission 2 by Michael Giacchino
De La Terre à la Lune by Steven Bramson (1995–2005)
Single rider line available
Handicapped/disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at RCDB
Pictures of Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at RCDB


Space Mountain: Mission 2 was an indoor/outdoor steel roller coaster attraction in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris themed around a journey into outer space. Originally themed around Jules Verne's classic 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon, the attraction opened on June 1, 1995, three years after the opening of the park, as an intended revival of interest to draw more guests to the financially unstable European resort. Unlike other Space Mountains found around the world, this version has a steampunk-detailed appearance, with a huge dominating Columbiad Cannon and a plate-and-rivet exterior, in keeping with Discoveryland's retro-futuristic theme and futuristic theme. It is the only Space Mountain to feature inversions and a section of the ride outside the mountain, that being the station and cannon. The attraction was also the first roller coaster to feature a Synchronized On-Board Audio Track (the first roller coaster to feature non-On-Board audio was Chaos at Opryland USA Themepark). The audio track was written by Steven Bramson and was in keeping with the Victorian theme.

The original version of the ride, Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune, closed in January 2005 and the theme was changed to Mission 2, planned as a continuation rather than replacement of Verne's classic, where the rider is taken further into space on a new adventure. The track remains unaltered. The new onboard audio track was composed by Michael Giacchino, and the refurbished attraction debuted on April 9, 2005. It was later refurbished over a six-month period from January to July 2015, with improvements made to the special effects and overall presentation.

In January 8, 2017, Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed to become Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain to celebrate the resort's 25th Anniversary.

Originally, Disneyland Paris wanted to make the Parisian and European Version of a replica of Space Mountain from Tokyo Disneyland. However, after the Parisian site had been chosen and work began on Discoveryland, a showcase attraction was planned. Discovery Mountain was initially designed to feature not only Space Mountain, but a variety of other attractions, exhibits, and restaurants. The building was going to be 100 metres in diameter, rather than 61 metres, the diameter of the Space Mountain dome.


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